The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-27
HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE
WISHES OF
The President in the Matter OF Fill
ing the Vacancy on The su-
preme Bench,
AND Has NhVER BEEN SPOKEN
10 ON TIRE SUBJECT,
Yet He VIII Accept the Position
The Presidents Future
81 The Races.


No. 514 THIRTEENTH STREET, WASHING
TON, June 26.--There is growing be-
lief that the vacancy on the Supreme
Bench made by the death Of Justice
Woods will be filed by the sppoint.
ment of Secretary Lamar. That gen.
tlemsn esys, however, that he has 70
knowledge Of the intentions OF the
q President in the matter and that be
has never been spoken to on the sub
ject. 1t Is believed that tho PIesideat
3 does not intend to fill the vacancy just
y yet. there is no cause for haste and
he will probably wal until just before
the time for the meeting OF the court
in autumn. Tho President is sve.se
to putting atty "dsad timber" On the
I Supreme Bench. He wants to make
the very best selection possible, and
as the appointment is awarded
* to the South, and it is known
y that the President regards Sec
retaiy Lamar as the greatest
representative of that section there
is reason to believe that he will make
the appointment. The Indications
are that Mr.. Lamar will accept the
position, although there is 10 doubt
a that ss long as hs lives he could gei
any honor within the gift of the peo-
pie of Mississippi. 1t is thought by
q coed many Of bis friends that
place ON the Supreme bench would
Just suit him. In the Interior De-
psrtment tle officers and employees
are already expressing their regret at
the probable loas Of their chief. In
the same connection they hope that
the President will follow the same
course that he took in the Treasury
Department and appoint Aseistsnt
Secretary Muldrow TO the Secretary
ship.
SENATOR RAMON
is strenuous in his denial Of the ru.
NOR that he is to be the new Secretary
Of TIE Interior in case Mr.. Lamar
should bs appointed to the Supreme
Bench. He says that if the Secretary
ship was now vacant tina he would
not accept it. The Senator is usually
considered to carry the 8 a.e of North
Carolina in his pocket, and he can
probably remain ia the Senate as long
as he wants to.
aUITRAU.
The story published in New York
to the effect that some one there pro-
poses to exhibit the head of the as
Bassin Guiteau caused some comment
here and led 10 number OF inquiries
as to the disposition OF the remains
of the murderer. The body OF Gui-
teau was taken to the Army and Navy
Medical Museum after the execution
and placed in the hands of DR.. Schaf-
firt, who was at the time the anato'
2 mist of the museum. He removed the
soft parts of the body, and all the
bones and also the brain are at the
museum, but are not and never have
been on exhibition. IL was supposed
that all the soft parts Of the body
were burned, as is the usual course at
the museum when body is prepared
for articulation. The muEeum author
tiles do not know whether the soft
parts were actually destroyed or not.
They say that it is very possible that
instead Of destroying the muscles and
flesh of the head and neck after it
WAS taken from the bones, it might
have been preserved and eet up, and
thaG is PROBABLY what is referred to.
But the skeleton of Guitsau, complete
DR.. Lamb, who performed the autopsy
on Guiteau's body, said today: II
haven't the least doubt the thing in
New York is Guiteau's head. 1t ia
genuine. Mr.. Schafh t, the museum
anatomist, doubtless preserved the
ecalp and facs of the assassin, with
the hair and beard undisturbed,
placed them in alcohol, and when he
got q good chance sold the thing, He
left the museum over two years ago"
CLEVELAND.
In view of the fact that more than
half of the term Of President Oleve-
lard has expired and Of the further
fact that his chances Of reelection are
rot nearly as good as they were, o
good deal of interest is shown in the
probable future of the first Democratic
President since the war. 1t has been
stated that Mr.. Cleveland does not
expend more than half his talary, ii
indeed his expenses exceed 40 per
cent OF his income. II this computa-
ton is anyways near correct, and it Is
passed on trustworthy information, he
will doubtless have ct least $780,
President remaining when he
leaves the White House-if he
does leave it-on the 4th of March,
1889. A friend Of his who is in po.
sition to speak with forcs on this sub
iect, says that when he was inaugu.
rated the President had $85,000
in hard cash. This money
was made principally out OF his
fees while sheriff OF Erie county. His
four political campaigns, in which he
was elects d successfully to the shrievs-
atty of Erie c1unty, TO the position OF
mayor OF Buffalo, Governor of New
York and President Of The United
States, cost him In al, in round figures,
$4,000 1t cost great deal more than
this to elect him to these various offices,
of oourss, but $40 600 covers the amount
which Cleveland himself paid out.
With the $65, 900, therefore, which be
had when he entered the White
House, the 100000 which he will
save and the fortune Of his wife, Pres
ident Cleveland will have in the
neishborhood OF 100000 as fortune
upon which to begin life anew when
he leaves the White House. Care
fully invested, this would yield him
an income sufficient to take care Of
him very comfortably for the rest of
his days,
"In what q this money invested 2'
INQUIRED your correspondent.
81 don't think the President has
any other Investments than bank de.
posits. He was never Of the specula.
tive turn of mind and never engaged
in a speculative enterprise. think
the great portion of his money, at
least, is deposited in banks in Albany
and Buffalo, with psrhsps some in
New York, and / do not believe that
Cleveland Ia likely TO invest 1t any
where in the hope Of securing big div
idends unless he is absolutely salts,
hed that his investment will be
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